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Russia: Lavrov refuses to rule out Council of Europe withdrawal
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16.10.2018
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented on the Kremlin withholding fees to support the Council of Europe and questioned the organisation's legitimacy during an interview in Moscow on Tuesday.
He pointed out that when Russian side would be fully given its rights back it will pay for membership as usual.
"If they want to expel Russian from the Council of Europe, we will not bring them the joy, we will pull out of [the Council of Europe] ourselves.' Lavrov said, refusing to rule out Russia's complete departure from the organisation.
The Russian top diplomat also drew attention to the situation where the United Kingdom is attempting to get its EU allies to impose sanctions on Russia over the Salisbury case, but is itself leaving the union.
He pointed out that when Russian side would be fully given its rights back it will pay for membership as usual.
"If they want to expel Russian from the Council of Europe, we will not bring them the joy, we will pull out of [the Council of Europe] ourselves.' Lavrov said, refusing to rule out Russia's complete departure from the organisation.
The Russian top diplomat also drew attention to the situation where the United Kingdom is attempting to get its EU allies to impose sanctions on Russia over the Salisbury case, but is itself leaving the union.
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